Jack Moses papers

Identifier
irn76550
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.43
  • 1995.A.0281
Dates
1 Jan 1897 - 31 Dec 1983, 1 Jan 1915 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn76550

Extent and Medium

box

oversize box

1

1

Creator(s)

  • Jack Moses

Biographical History

Jack Moses (1915-1996) was born in Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany to Julius Moses (1875-1956) and Louise (Liesbeth) Moses (1876-1968). He immigrated to the United States in 1934. His brother, Henry (1902-1991), followed in 1937, their parents arrived in 1939, and their sister, Martha (1904-1983), joined them in 1941. He served with the United States Army Counter Intelligence Corps from 1944 to 1946, spending one year in occupied Germany. Seventeen relatives perished in the Holocaust, most of them from his mother’s side of the family.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jack Moses

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Jack Moses donated the Jack Moses papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 in memory of his relatives who perished during the Hitler Era in concentration camps of Poland and Germany. The collection previously cataloged as accession 1995.A.0281 has been incorporated into this collection.

Scope and Content

The Jack Moses papers consist of correspondence, identification papers, and photographs documenting Jack Moses, his family’s immigration to the United States, his military service during and after World War II, and the fate of relatives who remained behind in Europe. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Nazi-era newspapers and booklets. The collection also includes an SS membership booklet and a Nazi Party membership booklet for unrelated men.

System of Arrangement

The Jack Moses papers are arranged as five series: I. Correspondence, 1933-1945, II. Identification papers, 1897-1939, III. Nazi Party and SS membership booklets, 1934-1939, IV. Photographic materials, 1915-1946, V. Printed materials, 1937-1983 (bulk 1937-1947)

Subjects

  • Jews--Germany--Burg bei Magdeburg.
  • Nazi propaganda--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish.
  • Burg bei Magdeburg (Germany)

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.